Singlespeed & Fixed Gear"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five.
Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)

Are they powdercoated by an individual then? I thought they may have been anodised. So, the part of the flange that has the DA logo is removable, I presume ..

i dont know what the story is with those, but ive never seen them before so my guess is it would be easier/cheaper to powder coat a set. anodized would be better, but not as cheap. i dont think they would be too hard to take apart, shimano got them together. i know record hubs come apart with ease.

I actually tried to get a set of da hubs powder coated blue when I was building a wheel set.
But for one, that insert isn't easy to get out. It's glued in pretty good. I just ended up scratching it and putting some indents in the side.
And secondly the thickness of powder coat will not allow a spoke to go through the spoke wholes.

Anodizing is the way to go for hubs. It's lighter and durability isn't an issue for a hub since nothing ever touches it.

I actually tried to get a set of da hubs powder coated blue when I was building a wheel set.
But for one, that insert isn't easy to get out. It's glued in pretty good. I just ended up scratching it and putting some indents in the side.
And secondly the thickness of powder coat will not allow a spoke to go through the spoke wholes.

Anodizing is the way to go for hubs. It's lighter and durability isn't an issue for a hub since nothing ever touches it.

I hear ya, but I don't know anywhere that does anodising near me. It's also a fair bit dearer than powdercoating.Plus, the DA logo insert would still need to be removed! As for the spoke holes, I think you could solve this by filing the holes with a very small jewellers file before it gets treated. Also, the logo may be easier to remove if you apply heat to it, with a hairdryer for example, then pick at it with a razor blade/tiny flat screwdriver.

I went to Dreamworks today. Asked about the black Dura-Ace hubs and the guy said he doesn't have any, but he wants some!!! The hubs with the stars cost ¥38,000. the regular Dura-Ace hubs cost ¥20,050. I took some photos for posterity.

i was reading on a blog about those hub dust caps as they were being called, although they aren't for dust lol. And they are just originals that have been removed from the hub with a hairdryer and knife, the black paint was sanded off the back, and they were repainted. Anyone with a little motivation could do it themselves, and I think they are a really nice little touch. I will probably do it to mine if I don't attempt to drill them out and polish them. this is just so sexy, and if it were polished...